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Cascade High School teacher and a candidate for state representative for Position 2 in the 44th Dist. Mike Wilson addresses some of the anticipated 300 teachers who rallied across the Legislative Building, Thursday, March 6, 2014, Olympia, Wash., to voice their opposition to SB 5880 and HB 2800 bills.The legislation promotes mandates the use of state test scores in teacher evaluations, and which is vigorously opposed by the Washington Education Association. (AP Photo/The Olympian, Steve Bloom)
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Washington Education Association President Kim Mead encourages some of the anticipated 300 teachers who descended on the Capitol, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Olympia, Wash., to voice their opposition to SB 5880 and HB 2800 bills. The legislation promotes mandates the use of state test scores in teacher evaluations, and which is vigorously opposed by the Washington Education Association. (AP Photo/The Olympian, Steve Bloom)
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Dr. Timothy McNiff, school superintendent for the New York Archdiocese, left, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, and New York Archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, tour a pre-kindergarten class at the Catherine Corry Academy in the Saint Francis of Assisi School, Thursday, March 6, 2014 in New York. The mayor is pushing for Universal pre-ekindergarten that would be financed by higher taxes on New York City’s wealthy residents. Cardinal Dolan supports Universal Prekindergarten but leaves the financial issues for the politicians to resolve. (AP Photo/New York Times, Todd Heisler, Pool)
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, speaks with New York Archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, during a tour of a pre-kindergarten class at the Catherine Corry Academy in the Saint Francis of Assisi School, Thursday, March 6, 2014 in New York. In the rear is Dr. Timothy McNiff, School superintendent for the New York Archdiocese. Dolan is pledging the support of the city's Catholic schools to create universal pre-kindergarten, promising that the 1,700 new pre-k seats would be found between the Archdiocese of New York and the Archdiocese of Brooklyn. (AP Photo/New York Times, Todd Heisler, Pool)
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New York Archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, left, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, talk with pupils of a pre-kindergarten class at the Catherine Corry Academy in the Saint Francis of Assisi School, Thursday, March 6, 2014 in New York. Both men want to see Universal pre-ekindergarten established in New York City. (AP Photo/New York Times, Todd Heisler, Pool)
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, talk with a teacher, Tracey Avery, and her pre-kindergarten pupils Jahniel Dunkley, Anya Neagle and Kakari James at the Catherine Corry Academy in the Saint Francis of Assisi School, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in New York. In the background from left are Dr. Timothy McNiff, School superintendent for the New York Archdiocese. . Dolan said that the 1,700 new pre-k seats that de Blasio is proposing would be found between the Archdiocese of New York and the Archdiocese of Brooklyn and children of all faiths would be admitted. (AP Photo/New York Times, Todd Heisler, Pool)